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The Big East Conference gave five football awards at the conclusion of every season. The awards were first given in 1991 following the conference's first football season, and last given in 2012 before the conference was restructured as the American Athletic Conference. The five awards included Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Special Teams Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Recipients were selected by the votes of the conference's eight head coaches.[1][2][3]

Award recipients included

All-Star selections. The Miami Hurricanes
were the most successful team through the school's tenure with the conference from 1991 to 2004, winning six awards for offensive players, seven for defense, four for special teams, three for Rookie of the Year, and six for Coach of the Year. Every conference member received at least two awards.

Donovan McNabb of Syracuse is the only player to win more than two awards; he was named Rookie of the Year in 1995 and Offensive Player of the Year in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech, Dennis Erickson of Miami, and Brian Kelly of Cincinnati were each Coach of the Year three times.

Offensive Player of the Year

Donovan McNabb is the only player to be awarded three times.
Santana Moss (pictured) and Antonio Bryant in 2000 were the first wide receivers to win.

The Offensive Player of the Year was awarded to the player voted most-outstanding at an offensive position. The first two awards were given to

1999 NFL Draft.[4] Miami has received the most awards, six before leaving the conference in 2004. Only South Florida (who joined in 2005) and Temple
(which joined in 1991, was expelled after the 2004 season, and returned in 2012) have no offensive winners.

Of the 27 winners, there were 15 quarterbacks, eight running backs, three

wide receivers, and one tight end. Nine seniors, seven juniors, nine sophomores, and two freshmen were honored.[2][3]

Winners

Larry Fitzgerald was the second receiver from Pittsburgh, and third receiver overall to win.
* Unanimous selection[1]
† Co-Player of the Year[1]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Positions key
QB Quarterback RB Running back TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
Class key
Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
Season Player School Position Class
1991 Gino Torretta Miami QB Jr
1992* Gino Torretta (2) Miami QB Sr
1993 Glenn Foley Boston College QB Sr
1994 Billy West Pittsburgh RB So
1995 Marco Battaglia Rutgers TE Sr
1996† Jim Druckenmiller Virginia Tech QB Sr
1996† Donovan McNabb Syracuse QB So
1997 Donovan McNabb (2) Syracuse QB Jr
1998 Donovan McNabb (3) Syracuse QB Sr
1999 Michael Vick Virginia Tech QB Fr
2000† Antonio Bryant Pittsburgh WR So
2000† Santana Moss Miami WR Sr
2000† Lee Suggs Virginia Tech RB So
2001† William Green Boston College RB Jr
2001† Ken Dorsey Miami QB Jr
2002† Ken Dorsey (2) Miami QB Sr
2002† Willis McGahee Miami RB So
2003 Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh WR So
2004 Rasheed Marshall West Virginia QB Sr
2005 Brian Brohm Louisville QB So
2006 Pat White West Virginia QB So
2007 Pat White (2) West Virginia QB Jr
2008 Donald Brown Connecticut RB Jr
2009 Dion Lewis Pittsburgh RB Fr
2010 Jordan Todman Connecticut RB Jr
2011 Isaiah Pead Cincinnati RB Sr
2012 Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB So

Winners by school

School (First season) Winners Years
Miami (1991)[a] 6 1991, 1992, 2000†, 2001†, 2002†, 2002†
Pittsburgh (1991)[b] 4 1994, 2000†, 2003, 2009
Syracuse (1991)[b] 3 1996†, 1997, 1998
Virginia Tech (1991)[c] 3 1996†, 1999, 2000†
West Virginia (1991)[d] 3 2004, 2006, 2007
Boston College (1991)[e] 2 1993, 2001†
Connecticut (2004) 2 2008, 2010
Louisville (2005)[f] 2 2005, 2012
Cincinnati (2005) 1 2011
Rutgers (1991)[g] 1 1995
South Florida (2005) 0
Temple (1991)[h] 0

Defensive Player of the Year

The Defensive Player of the Year award was given 26 times, with ties in 1991, 2001, 2009, and 2011. Of the 26 winners, 16 were defensive linemen. Seven linebackers and three safeties were honored. Of the recipients, 17 were seniors, eight juniors, and George Selvie the only sophomore.[2][3]

The first award in 1991 was a tie between Darrin Smith, a Miami linebacker, and George Rooks, a defensive lineman from Syracuse. Miami then won three consecutive awards between 1992 and 1994. Only two players have won the award twice—Corey Moore in 1998 and 1999,[1] and Khaseem Greene, who shared the award in 2011[2] and won it outright in 2012.[3]

Like Offensive Player of the Year, Miami won the most defensive awards as well, with seven. Pittsburgh follows with the second most awards with five, including the 2009 Co-Defensive Players of the Year, which is the only occasion where two teammates have been co-selected in the same season. During

H.B. Blades in 2006. Pittsburgh won again with another linebacker, Scott McKillop, in 2008.[1] The only member that has failed to win this award is Connecticut, which did not join Big East football until 2004.[2]

Winners

Warren Sapp of Miami won the award in 1994.
Sean Taylor became the second safety to win in 2003.
* Unanimous selection[1]
† Co-Player of the Year[1]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Positions key
DE Defensive end DT Defensive tackle LB Linebacker S
Safety
Class key
Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
Season Player School Position Class
1991† Darrin Smith Miami LB Jr
1991† George Rooks Syracuse DT Sr
1992 Micheal Barrow Miami LB Sr
1993 Kevin Patrick Miami DE Sr
1994 Warren Sapp Miami DL Jr
1995 Cornell Brown Virginia Tech DE Jr
1996 Canute Curtis West Virginia DE/DT Sr
1997 Donovin Darius Syracuse S Sr
1998 Corey Moore Virginia Tech DE Jr
1999* Corey Moore (2) Virginia Tech DE Sr
2000* Dan Morgan Miami LB Sr
2001† Ed Reed Miami S Sr
2001† Dwight Freeney Syracuse DE Sr
2002 Dan Klecko Temple DL Sr
2003 Sean Taylor Miami S Jr
2004 Mathias Kiwanuka Boston College DE Jr
2005 Elvis Dumervil Louisville DE Sr
2006
H.B. Blades
 Pittsburgh LB Sr
2007 George Selvie South Florida DE So
2008 Scott McKillop Pittsburgh LB Sr
2009† Greg Romeus Pittsburgh DE Jr
2009† Mick Williams Pittsburgh DT Sr
2010 Jabaal Sheard Pittsburgh DE Sr
2011† Khaseem Greene Rutgers LB Jr
2011† Derek Wolfe Cincinnati DT Sr
2012 Khaseem Greene (2) Rutgers LB Sr

Winners by school

School (First season) Winners Years
Miami (1991)[a] 7 1991†, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001†, 2003
Pittsburgh (1991)[b]| 5 2006, 2008, 2009†, 2009†, 2010
Syracuse (1991)[b] 3 1991†, 1997, 2001†
Virginia Tech (1991)[c] 3 1995, 1998, 1999
Rutgers (1991)[g] 2 2011†, 2012
Boston College (1991)[e] 1 2004
Cincinnati (2005) 1 2011†
Louisville (2005)[f] 1 2005
South Florida (2005) 1 2007
Temple (1991)[h] 1 2002
West Virginia (1991)[d] 1 1996
Connecticut (2004) 0

Special Teams Player of the Year

The Special Teams Player of the Year award was given to the player voted best on special teams. The recipient was either be a placekicker, punter, returner, or a position known as a gunner. The first winner was Kevin Williams, a returner from Miami. Andy Lee, a Pittsburgh punter, and Cincinnati kick returner Mardy Gilyard were the only players to receive the award more than once.[6]

There were 24 recipients, with ties in 2002 and 2003. Of the award recipients, 12 were seniors, nine juniors, and three sophomores. Three placekickers won the award, most recently Virginia Tech's Shayne Graham in 1999. Todd Sauerbrun was the first punter to win after he was a unanimous selection in 1994.

Notably, Temple players received both the Special Teams Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year (see below) awards in 2012, the first year of the Owls' last Big East tenure.[3] During Temple's previous tenure in Big East football from 1991 to 2004, the Owls received only one conference award.[2]

Winners

Marvin Harrison won as a returner in 1995.
Andy Lee was the first multiple winner, winning in 2002 and 2003.
* Unanimous selection[1]
† Co-Player of the Year[1]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Positions key
K Placekicker KR
Kick returner
 P
Punter
 PR
Punt returner
 RS Return specialist
Class key
Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
Season Player School Position Class
1991 Kevin Williams Miami RS So
1992 John Biskup Syracuse PK Sr
1993 Pat O'Neill Syracuse P/PK Sr
1994* Todd Sauerbrun West Virginia P Sr
1995 Marvin Harrison Syracuse RS Sr
1996* Tremain Mack Miami RS Sr
1997* Quinton Spotwood Syracuse KR So
1998* Kevin Johnson Syracuse KR Sr
1999 Shayne Graham Virginia Tech PK Sr
2000* Santana Moss Miami PR Sr
2001 Phillip Buchanon Miami PR/KR Jr
2002† Andy Lee Pittsburgh P Jr
2002† Nate Jones Rutgers KR Jr
2003† Andy Lee (2) Pittsburgh P Sr
2003† DeAngelo Hall Virginia Tech PR Jr
2004 Adam Jones West Virginia RS Jr
2005
Willie Foster
 Rutgers RS Jr
2006 Ean Randolph South Florida RS Sr
2007 Kevin Huber Cincinnati P Jr
2008 Mardy Gilyard Cincinnati KR Jr
2009 Mardy Gilyard (2) Cincinnati KR Sr
2010 Lindsey Lamar South Florida KR So
2011 Tavon Austin West Virginia RS Jr
2012 Matt Brown Temple RS Sr

Winners by school

School (First season) Winners Years
Syracuse (1991)[b] 5 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
Miami (1991)[a] 4 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001
Cincinnati (2005) 3 2007, 2008, 2009
West Virginia (1991)[d] 3 1994, 2004, 2011
Pittsburgh (1991)[b] 2 2002†, 2003†
Rutgers (1991)[g] 2 2002†, 2005
Virginia Tech (1991)[c] 2 1999, 2003†
South Florida (2005) 2 2006, 2010
Temple (1991)[h] 1 2012
Louisville (2005)[f] 0
Connecticut (2004) 0

Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year award was given to the conference's best freshman. Tom Tumulty from Pittsburgh was the first winner. Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, Dion Lewis, Larry Fitzgerald, and Teddy Bridgewater[3] also won Offensive Player of the Year honors, with Vick and Lewis winning both awards in the same season.[2]

Winners

Virginia Tech's Kevin Jones was the 2001 winner.
Steve Slaton (center) won in 2005.
Quarterback Matt Grothe was the 2006 winner.
* Unanimous selection[1]
Player# Eventual Player of the Year (Offense, Defense, or Special Teams)[1]
Positions key
DE Defensive end LB Linebacker OT
Offensive tackle
 QB Quarterback
S
Safety
 RB Running back WR Wide receiver
Season Player School Position
1991 Tom Tumulty Pittsburgh LB
1992 Bruce Presley Rutgers RB
1993 Terrell Willis Rutgers RB
1994 Kenard Lang Miami DE
1995* Donovan McNabb# Syracuse QB
1996*
Amos Zereoue
 West Virginia RB
1997 Reggie Wayne Miami WR
1998 Joaquin Gonzalez Miami OT
1999 Michael Vick#[i] Virginia Tech QB
2000 Grant Wiley West Virginia LB
2001 Kevin Jones Virginia Tech RB
2002 Larry Fitzgerald# Pittsburgh WR
2003 Chris Henry West Virginia WR
2004 Brian Toal Boston College LB
2005 Steve Slaton West Virginia RB
2006 Matt Grothe South Florida QB
2007* LeSean McCoy Pittsburgh RB
2008 Victor Anderson Louisville RB
2009* Dion Lewis#[i] Pittsburgh RB
2010 Hakeem Smith Louisville S
2011 Teddy Bridgewater# Louisville QB
2012 Tyler Matakevich Temple LB

Winners by school

School (First season) Winners Years
West Virginia (1991)[d] 4 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005
Pittsburgh (1991)[b] 4 1991, 2002, 2007, 2009
Louisville (2005)[f] 3 2008, 2010, 2011
Miami (1991)[a] 3 1994, 1997, 1998
Rutgers (1991)[g] 2 1992, 1993
Virginia Tech (1991)[c] 2 1999, 2001
Boston College (1991)[e] 1 2004
Syracuse (1991)[b] 1 1995
South Florida (2005) 1 2006
Temple (1991)[h] 1 2012
Cincinnati (2005) 0
Connecticut (2004) 0

Coach of the Year

Walt Harris have each won twice.[2] Miami and Rutgers had the most individual winners of the award, with three. Terry Shea of Rutgers is the only winner after a losing season,[8] while Walt Harris was 6–6 in 1997.[9]

The award was shared twice; both times, Strong was one of the recipients. He shared the award with Randy Edsall in 2010 and Kyle Flood in 2012.[2][3] Five coaches have won the award in their first year at a school—Harris in 1997,[9] Coker in 2001,[10] Kelly in 2007,[11] Strong in 2010,[12] and Flood in 2012.[3][13]

Winners

Frank Beamer won three times with Virginia Tech.
Butch Davis won with Miami in 2000.
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez was the 2003 winner.
* Unanimous selection[1]
† Co-Coach of the Year[1]
Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been selected
Season Coach School Year with school Record Reference
1991* Dennis Erickson Miami 3rd 12–0 [7]
1992 Dennis Erickson (2) Miami 4th 11–1 [7]
1993* Don Nehlen West Virginia 14th 11–1 [14]
1994 Dennis Erickson (3) Miami 6th 10–2 [7]
1995* Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 9th 10–2 [15]
1996 Frank Beamer (2) Virginia Tech 10th 10–2 [15]
1997
Walt Harris
 Pittsburgh 1st 6–6 [9]
1998 Terry Shea Rutgers 3rd 5–6 [8]
1999 Frank Beamer (3) Virginia Tech 13th 11–1 [15]
2000 Butch Davis Miami 6th 11–1 [16]
2001 Larry Coker Miami 1st 12–0 [10]
2002 Larry Coker (2) Miami 2nd 12–1 [10]
2003* Rich Rodriguez West Virginia 3rd 8–5 [17]
2004 Walt Harris (2) Pittsburgh 8th 8–4 [9]
2005 Rich Rodriguez (2) West Virginia 5th 11–1 [17]
2006 Greg Schiano Rutgers 6th 11–2 [18]
2007 Brian Kelly Cincinnati 1st 10–3 [11]
2008 Brian Kelly (2) Cincinnati 2nd 11–3 [11]
2009 Brian Kelly (3) Cincinnati 3rd 12–0 [11]
2010 Randy Edsall Connecticut 12th 8–4 [19]
2010 Charlie Strong Louisville 1st 7–6 [12]
2011 Butch Jones Cincinnati 2nd 10–3 [2][20]
2012 Kyle Flood Rutgers 1st 9–4 [3][13]
2012 Charlie Strong Louisville 3rd 11–2 [3][12]

Winners by school

School (First season) Winners Years
Miami (1991)[a] 6 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002
Cincinnati (2005) 4 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Rutgers (1991)[g] 3 1998, 2006, 2012
Virginia Tech (1991)[c] 3 1995, 1996, 1999
West Virginia (1991)[d] 3 1993, 2003, 2005
Louisville (2005)[f] 2 2010, 2012
Pittsburgh (1991)[b] 2 1997, 2004
Connecticut (2004) 1 2010
South Florida (2005) 0
Syracuse (1991)[b] 0
Temple (1991)[h] 0

Footnotes

  • a Miami left the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after 2004.[21]
  • b The 2012 season was the last for Pittsburgh and Syracuse in the Big East. Both schools will join the ACC in July 2013.[22]
  • c Virginia Tech left for the ACC after 2004.[21]
  • d West Virginia left for the Big 12 Conference after 2011.[23]
  • e Boston College left for the ACC after 2005.[21]
  • f Louisville has announced it will leave for the ACC after 2013.
  • g Rutgers has announced it will leave for the Big Ten after 2013.
  • h Temple, then a football-only member, was expelled from the Big East after the 2004 season due to poor attendance and non-competitiveness. They spent the following two seasons as an independent before becoming a football-only member of the Mid-American Conference in 2007. The Owls returned to Big East football in 2012, and became an all-sports member of the renamed Big East in 2013.
  • i Michael Vick and Dion Lewis were selected as both Rookie of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in the same season, 1999 and 2009, respectively.

See also

References

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  5. ^ "Player Bio:Dan Klecko". Philadelphia Eagles. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
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  8. ^ a b "Terry Shea Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d "Walt Harris Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  10. ^ a b c "Larry Coker Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  11. ^ a b c d "Brian Kelly Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  12. ^ a b c "Charlie Strong Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Kyle Flood Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  14. ^ "Don Nehlen Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  15. ^ a b c "Frank Beamer Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  16. ^ "Butch Davis Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  17. ^ a b "Rich Rodriguez Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  18. ^ "Greg Schiano Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  19. ^ "Randy Edsall Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  20. ^ "Butch Jones Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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  23. ^ Adelson, Andrea (February 14, 2012). "WVU settles suit, to join Big 12 in July". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
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